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Isn't TV a mere waste of time ..?

Posted by scarletbreeze • 5/14/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
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I feel so.. many disagree, its ok. Except for some news and a little bit of sports it is merely a waste of time ..
In fact studies show that people who spend lesser time in front of the idiot box are happier in life than others who spend a lot of time this way

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5/14/09

nothingprofound

Depends what your priorities are. Some people think you should be reading books instead, or out jogging, or doing something to improve the world. Personally, I think watching TV is as good and lofty a way as any to spend one's time.

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5/14/09

intarso

I suppose, but really the end result of life is the same whether we watch tv, sit on the couch, read books, skydive, collect turtles, etc...

We're all dead in the end, so I guess some people like to pass the time watching TV.

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5/14/09

deoangel

I think it depends. Television can be an escape for some people. It can be away of relaxing and unwinding. Its just like some people may think getting on the internet and blogging is a way of time. Television is the same. They are both just outlets.

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1. 5/14/09
  
  scarletbreeze
  
  spending one's time..an escape..em I think that explains it.
  But still my take on TV is pretty negative..its a couple of hours wasted on nothing, while some useful thing could do good to me - could make my life better! Still I watch TV at least a few hours a week!
  Anyone to support my claim???
5/14/09

willrhodes1961

Nope

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5/14/09

deoangel

That's the point. Some people who spend all there time being productive also wants a few hours that they can waste doing nothing. I don't have time to watch as much television as I use to. But when I do, I think of it as entertainment.

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1. 5/14/09
  
  scarletbreeze
  
  agreed.
5/15/09

drjay1966

In the immortal words of Alicia Silverstone: "does the word 'duh' mean anything to you?"

I'd say, though, that sports is one of the biggest wastes of time (they say it encourages healthy lifestyles, which is why millions of people drink beer and eat pretzels and hotdogs while watching sports on TV). As is much that passes for "news" on TV (and Fox...well that's something even less than a waste).

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5/15/09

FunologieDotCom

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5/15/09

MadAboutGifts

It's ok to waste time sometimes. Don't you think so?
On Sundays, all I wanna do is "waste time". Else, it doesn't feel like a Sunday at all.

So, even if TV is wasting time, I love to do that.

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